Broadcasting (Jan - June 1939)

Heyer to KGIR KPFA CLAIR HEYER, merchandising and promotion manager of WHBF, Rock Island, 111., and formerly with WROK, Rockford, 111., on Jan. 20 joins KGIR, Butte, and KPFA, Helena, as national sales manager. In recent weeks he has been in the East contacting agencies and accounts. The two Montana stations are controlled by Ed Craney, who announced the appointment Dec. 28. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Jansky &. Bailey An Organization of Qualified Radio Engineers Dedicated to the SERVICE OF BROADCASTING National Press Bldg., Wash., D. C. McNARY and CHAMBERS Radio Engineers National Press Bldg. Nat. 4048 Washington, D. C. There is no substitute for experience GLENN D. GILLEH Consulting Radio Engineer 982 National Press Bldg. Washington, D. C. PAUL R GODLEY Consulting Radio Engineer Phone: Montclair (N.J.) 2-7859 JOHN BARRON Consulting Radio Engineer Specializing in Broadcast and Allocation Engineering Earle Building, Washington, D. C. Telephone NAtional 7757 PAGE & DAVIS Consulting Radio Engineers Munsey Bldg. District 8456 Washington, D. C. HECTOR R. SKIFTER Consulting Radio Engineer FIELD INTENSITY SURVEYS STATION LOCATION SURVEYS CUSTOM BUILT EQUIPMFNT SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA HERBERT L WILSON Consulting Radio Engineer Design of Directional Antennas and Antenna Phasing Equipment, Field Strength Surveys, Station Location Surveys. 260 E. I6lst St. NEW YORK CITY A. EARL CULLUM, JR. Consulting Radio Engineer 2935 North Henderson Avenue Telephones 3-603? and 5-2945 DALLAS, TEXAS Out West It's R. D. MARTIN Consulting Engineer Field Surveys Over all Transmitter and Antenna Testing 7 S. Howard St. Spokane, Wash. FEDERAL RELATIONS BUREAU, Inc. Southern Bldg. Washington, D. C. FCC matters prepared, filed and prosecuted by our staff of attorneys and engineers. "Tketf Meitet Ada . . . Station owners, managers, sales managers and chief engineers comb every issue of Broadcasting. FREQUENCY MEASURING SERVICE Many stations find this exact measuring service of great value for routine observation of transmitter performance and for accurately calibrating their own monitors. MEASUREMENTS WHEN YOU NEED THEM MOST at any hour every day in the year R. C. A. COMMUNICATIONS, Inc. Commercial Department A RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA SERVICE 66 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. Late News Notes EDWARD WALLERSTEIN has resigned as sales manager of the RCA Victor division of RCA Mfg. Co. to become president of American Record Corp. [see page 19]. Possibility that Frank Walker, general manager of RCA's recording department, would also move to American Record Corp. as its recording head was being rumored as this issue went to press, but neither CBS nor Mr. Walker had any comment to make. NIELD SAMPSON has joined the William F. Holland Agency, Cincinnati, and will work in the sales, script and production departments. With 16 years of newspaper and radio experience, he has been news editor and commentator on several stations in the last three years, among them WHP, Harrisburg, Pa., WKRC and WLWWSAI, Cincinnati. EDNA C. OPPER, chief clerk in the president's ofBce of NBC, on Jan. 2 becomes official secretary to Niles Trammell, NBC executive vice president. HOWARD N. CARNOW, formerly with Columbia Pictures Corp., New York, on Jan. 1 becomes head of the advertising, promotion and publicity department of Radio Attractions, New York. TED REAMS, of WRVA, Richmond, recently joined the CBS New York announcing stalf. Patsy Garrett, formerly heard ou the WRVA Sally Southern Hour, also recently joined Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, and "Snapper" Lloyd, a former member of Burt Repine's WRVA Dominoes orchestra, has joined Larry Clinton's band. J. M. CECIL, former president of Cecil, Warwick & Legler, on Jan. 1 joined Frank Presbrey Co., New York, with Warwick & Legler continuing the former business. DRI-BRITE Inc., St. Louis (self-polishing wax), has appointed Gardner Adv. Co.. St. Louis, to handle its advertising. Georgia Group Formed THREE Georgia stations, WGST, Atlanta, WTOC, Savannah, and WMAZ, Macon, have formed the "Georgia Group," which is expected to begin operation about Jan. 15, offering coverage of the state to advertisers at a special combination rate. The group, which is not a network, was formed by the managers of the three stations — E. K. Cargill, WMAZ; W. H. Summerville, WGST, and W. T. Knight Jr., WTOC — and will be represented by the Katz Agency nationally and also locally in Atlanta. Katz has also been appointed national sales representative for WMAZ and WTOC individually, having for some time represented WGST. Rates for the Georgia Group have not yet been established. WILLIAM J. DEMPSEY, general counsel of the FCC, and Mrs. Dempsey are the parents of a daughter, their fourth child, born in Georgetown Hospital, Washington, Dec. 28. BURT LAMBERT, formerly with KYW, Philadelphia, and previously in the national sales department of Hearst Radio, New York, on Jan. 1 is joining the sales department of MBS in New York. BILL SUTHERLAND, announcer of KDKA, Pittsburgh, has been selected by NBC to work with Jimmy Britt in broadcasting the Sugar Bowl football game between Carnegie Tech and Texas Christian in New Orleans Jan. 2. JOSEPH NOVENSON, of the NBC guide staff, recently joined WAIR, Winston-Salem, N. C, as announcer replacing Don Gardiner, also former NBC guide, who will announce for WRC, NBC's Washington affiliate. TOM SLATER, commentator for WOR, Newark, on Dec. 26 became the father of an eight-pound baby boy. WDGY, Minneapolis, has appointed William G. Rambeau Co. national representative. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Help Wanted and Situations Wanted, 7c per word. All other classifications, 12c per word. Minimum charge $1.00. Payable in advance. Count three words for box address. Forms close 25th and 10th of month preceding issues. Help Wanted OPERATOR-ANNOUNCER, several for new West Virginia local. Include record of past experience, references and salary with reply. Box A206, Broadcasting. NATIONAL RADIO EMPLOYMENT BUREAU wants experienced salesmen, announcers, operators, and other employees, except talent. Complete information free. PARAMOUNT DISTRIBUTORS. Box 864, Denver, Colorado. Progressive Midwest NBC station wants experienced commercial announcer. Prefer young man who has good selling voice and ad lib ability. Position to be filled at once. Only applicants who can appear for audition and interview will be considered. Good starting salary and chance for advancement. Address inquiries to Box A202, Broadcasting. Situations Wanted Experienced radio operator. Transmitter, control room. Accurate transradio. Single. Anywhere. Box 185, Broadcasting. Announcer — single man, experience with network outlet, wishes announcing anywhere. Box A205, Broadcasting. Transmitter operator. Nine years' broadcast experience. First class telephone license. Unemployed. Recommendation. Box A204, Broadcasting. Production — programming, college graduate, four years' network-station, desires position. Excellent references. Box A203, Broadcasting. College graduate wants news processing job. Liberal education, professional training, radio news experience. Box A200, Broadcasting. Situations Wanted (Cont'd) Announcer — five years varied experience — desires relocation anywhere with opportunity. Recording Audition. Box A198, Broadcasting. Announcer-producer knows dramatics and program lines. Educated. Single. References. Box A208. Broadcasting. Radio executive, ten years in local sales, national spot. Brilliant background. Available to advertising agency or station in executive or sales capacity. Box A207, Broadcasting. Wanted to Buy Want Fairchild or Presto complete portable recording 16" turn-table and amplifier. Box A197, Broadcasting. Wanted ; Radio station in Oklahoma, Texas, or Southwest. Request full particulars. Replies confidential. Box A199, Broadcasting. For Sale — Equipment Western Electric, pair 33 1/3 and pair 78 turntables complete. Amplifiers' parts. Box A209, Broadcasting. Two custom-built transcription turntables in cabinets, ruggedly constructed, 33-78 r. p. m. ; Less pick-ups. Box A201, Broadcasting. For Rent — Equipment Approved equipment, RCA TMV-75B field strength measuring unit (new), direct reading ; Estiline Angus Automatic Recorder for fading on distant stations ; G. R. radio frequency bridge ; radio oscillators, etc. Reasonable rental. Allied Research Laboratories, 260 East 161st Street, New York City. Page 70 • January 1, 1939 BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising